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Game Changers

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(Noam Sobovitz, Israel / Germany, 2021)

How did a football match between enemies become a turning point in history? Twenty-five years after the Holocaust, in the face of insurmountable emotional and political barriers and threats of terror, Israel’s national team and Germany’sBorussia Mönchengladbach met in a match that marked the beginning of the normalisation of relations between Israel and Germany. Through interviews with former German and Israeli footballers, historians and diplomats, and with insights from rare archival materials, the film examines the power of personal friendships to tear down walls between nations and explores the reconciliation process between Israel and Germany through football. 

The film Game Changers (2021) is director Noam Sobovitz’s debut feature documentary. Shown at film festivals all over the world, including the Jerusalem and Hong Kong Jewish Film Festivals and the Ciné-ONU Vienna (an initiative of the United Nations Information Service), the documentary has enjoyed considerable public recognition worldwide. 

Directed by: Noam Sobovitz
Produced by: Liat Kamai-Eshed, Nadine Neumann
Co-Produced by: Duki Dror, Reinhadrt Beetz
Screenplay by: Noam Sobovitz, Dietrich Duppel
Cinematography by: David Zarif 
Edited by: Vitali Krivitch
Sound design by: Ronen Nagel 

Documentary, 56 min, 2021, Israel, Germany
Languages: Hebrew, German and English with Hebrew and English subtitles

The link below will be active for a limited number of days – from 18/05/23 to 15/06/23.

 

To watch the movie please click on the following link and enter the password: LBI15.6

https://vimeopro.com/go2films/game-changers

 

Enjoy the movie!

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We wish to thank Hadar Taylor-Shechter at go2films for supporting us and organizing access to this film for our viewers.

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